(Me= vanlife.)

If you have your starlink satellite thing mounted on top of your vehicle, the only time you can get internet is when you are within range of your vehicle, right?

In case there’s no Wi-Fi available, and you’re away from your vehicle, which is a situation that is pretty constant in my life.

I presume there’s no starlink hotspot to carry around(?)

Like it’s been nice to have my Verizon hotspot “Orbic” shitty little thing when my phone’s unlimited data service is slow or spotty but even the Orbic has shitty service sometimes.

I definitely want to abandon evil extortionate Verizon. Please tell me if I become a starlink customer, I won’t be able to use my phone indoors at work which doesn’t allow us to use their Wi-Fi, And when I’m walking around town, what to do for internet?

Please tell me your most highly recommended ISP that isn’t extortionate & manipulative.

  • Lag@lemmy.world
    3·
    5 months ago

    I’ve had a hotspot from Calyx Institute for van living before and it worked great. It’s been a while but I remember their price was great with a payment once per year.

    • LemmyKnowsBest@lemmy.worldOP
      1·
      4 months ago

      Okay turns out that’s just a hotspot, and nothing more. It’s like paying $750 to sit outside a Starbucks for a year mooching off their Wi-Fi, except I can carry that Starbucks around with me everywhere I go which is great but

      It’s not an ISP that includes a phone number for calls and texting. I wanted to port my phone number over to a new provider but after I went through and bought the thing they tell me they can’t port my phone number, they’re not an ISP like that, It’s just a hotspot, And I’m on my own when it comes to having a phone number and which carrier provides service for it. Now you’ve got me fucking paying for a hotspot while still paying for my original separate phone plan. That’s not what I wanted.